Ukraine’s Economy Near Bankruptcy

Ukraine risks a severe fiscal crisis without €137 billion in external funding for 2026–2027.

European leaders are now debating unprecedented measures to prevent state insolvency while sustaining Ukraine’s war effort.

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Ursula von der Leyen:

Europe must be responsible for its own security.

This is no longer an option. This is a must.

Pakistan Launches Fourth Hangor-Class Submarine

The Hangor-class program is Pakistan’s largest naval procurement initiative, combining Chinese construction with technology transfer to Pakistan’s domestic shipbuilding industry.

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Ursula von der Leyen:

We need to develop and deploy new capabilities so that we can fight a modern hybrid war.

The UK will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange scheme from 2027, six years after leaving it post-Brexit.

📸 Maduro shows up wearing a cap that reads, “NO WAR, YES PEACE.”

BREAKING: The U.S. Senate votes to lift sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act on Syria.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into military action to justify declaring martial law in December 2024, a special prosecutor said.

Prosecutors indicted Yoon and 23 others, including former cabinet members, on insurrection charges, alleging a long-running plot to suspend parliament and eliminate political opponents.

Source: Reuters

Italy Rules Out Soldiers for Ukraine

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ruled out deploying Italian troops to Ukraine.

She outlined three security models under discussion.

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Von der Leyen Calls For European Security Autonomy

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe must take responsibility for its own security, confront antisemitism, and prepare for modern hybrid warfare.

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A viral AI-generated video falsely claiming that French President Macron had been overthrown was convincing enough to prompt an African head of state to contact him directly for clarification.

The fake breaking-news clip, showing staged scenes of soldiers and police in Paris, drew around 13 million views. Despite being reported, Meta initially refused to remove it, saying it did not breach its rules.

Macron later warned that such misinformation can disrupt international relations and expose governments’ limited control over major tech platforms.

Source: France 24

Poland will begin producing anti-personnel mines for the first time since the Cold War, deploying them along its eastern border with Belarus and Russia as part of its “East Shield” defence programme.

Production could start in 2026 after Poland completes its withdrawal from the 1997 Ottawa Convention banning such weapons.

Source: Reuters

Inside Israel’s Operation Narnia Against Iran's Nuclear Scientists

Airstrikes, agents, and intelligence fused into one campaign.

At least 11 scientists were killed.

Iran still holds enriched uranium and technical knowledge.

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BREAKING: Netanyahu approves Israel’s largest-ever gas deal with Egypt, worth $35 billion.

"I approved the deal after I ensured our security interests and other vital interests, and I will not detail all of them here."

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Netanyahu:

I want to announce to the citizens of Israel — there will be more good surprises.

Cambodian soldier killed by Thai sniper during livestream.

UK Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton:

Right now, the chances of Russia attacking the UK is considered by our analysts to be remote. That means less than 5%.

But that is the same chance of Liverpool winning the Premier League, according to the bookies over the weekend. So it's not zero.

NEW: Tucker Carlson says a member of Congress told him “a war is coming” with Venezuela at “nine o’clock tonight.”

“I don’t know if that will actually happen.”

After Trump threatened a “total and complete blockade” on sanctioned Venezuelan tankers, Venezuela sent navy escorts to protect ships leaving its ports.

The U.S. knows about the escorts and is weighing options, but hasn’t said what comes next.

Maduro says exports will continue “at all cost.”

Source: NYT